SP-11 Clinical Management of MIE Preparations
CE Hours: 1.5
Description: The virtuous trend towards Minimally-Invasive Endodontics, like all new concepts of treatment, has left confusion, fear, and chaos in its wake. The mission statement of this presentation is to explore the history, the conceptual development, and the best-in-class procedures that define MIE RCT, so that course attendees can better preserve their patient's tooth structure after the procedure is done.
Learning Objectives:
- Define--for themselves--how MIE principles can best be brought chairside, in the next RCT they do.
- Definitively clean MIE canal preparations without major capital investment.
- Conefit and three-dimensionally obturate MIE preparations without frustration.
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L. Stephen Buchanan, D.D.S.
Dr. Buchanan graduated first in his dental school class from The University of the Pacific in 1978. He received his specialty certificate from the Temple University Post-Graduate Endodontic Program in 1980. In 1986, he became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics.
Dr. Buchanan has practiced endodontics since 1980. In 1989, Dr. Buchanan was the first to reconstruct micro-CT scans of endodontic anatomy. He invented the Continuous Wave of Obturation technique in 1990, the first variably-tapered shaping technique in 1991, the first rotary negotiation technique in 2016, and the closed system negative pressure irrigation and filling technique in 2019. His instrument and device designs include: System-B; EOU; Elements Free obturation heat sources; Buchanan Heat and Hand Pluggers; GT, GTX, and Traverse Rotary Negotiation Files; Buc ultrasonic tips; LAX guided access burs; TrueTooth and TrueJaw 3D-printed procedural training replicas; and most recently, the PulpSucker multi-canular negative pressure irrigation device.
For over 30 years, Dr. Buchanan has shared his clinical competency by teaching procedural endodontics at worldwide events and at DEL, a teaching institute in Santa Barbara, California founded by Dr. Buchanan.
Disclosure(s): DEL: Employment (Ongoing), Honorarium (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (stocks, stock options, patent or other intellectual property or other ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
